White Mtn Peak 01

Desert / Ghost Town Trek #21

White Mountain Peak Hike, August 2009
White Mtn Peak 01

White Mtn Peak 01

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Set out to complete the hike I failed in 2005. The remedy this time is to camp up near the base and save the long drive from GrandView camp the morning of.
White Mtn Peak 02

White Mtn Peak 02

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Up past Patriarch Grove we'll have the flexibility to find a spot with 4WD on some spur road (in theory).
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White Mtn Peak 03

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White Mtn Peak 04

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White Mtn Peak 05

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White Mtn Peak 06

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Past these two rock dunes we notice a faint spur road heading off to the east and backtrack for it.
White Mtn Peak 07

White Mtn Peak 07

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Found the most awesome camp spot. A level patch off the spur with views up to White Mountain and down into Nevada.
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White Mtn Peak 08

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White Mtn Peak 09

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White Mtn Peak 10

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White Mtn Peak 11

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White Mtn Peak 12

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Took a walk up that rock dune the next morning and found a survey benchmark. I'm a speck at the top if you can see me.
White Mtn Peak 13

White Mtn Peak 13

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With telephoto.
White Mtn Peak 14

White Mtn Peak 14

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Benchmark.
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White Mtn Peak 15

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Looking down into the Cottonwood Basin, which is sort of nested high within the Whites.
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White Mtn Peak 16

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We take an exploratory drive down the crazy road into Cottonwood Basin.
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White Mtn Peak 17

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White Mtn Peak 18

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Visit some Ancient Bristlecone trees about half way down.
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